Welcome to the Unconditional Love Fellowship Partner Page.
We are currently updating this page with many new features currently in development. Sign up to become a partner with a monthly pledged donation of any amount, and you’ll be an integral part of all the the newest events, updates, and more – and we will keep you updated right here. We are planning Mini Retreats, Partner-only Zoom meetups, and most-importantly, cultivating more of an on-going relationship with our sustaining supporters.
Please watch this special video message from Malcolm and Cheryl Smith and associate pastor Clint Walker to learn more about what it means to partner with Unconditional Love Fellowship. We are excited for what is in store for the coming year. Thank you for your support!
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This week, Malcolm speaks on the kindness of God described by Paul in Romans 2.
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Posted by unclov on February 15, 2023 in Partners | Comments Off
Through your gifts you and I together are loving people to life.
Hello Partners!
This February the month of Valentine! The media and the stores are full of words and symbols of love. There are many believers who think of God as the ultimate Valentine and in so doing miss the entire meaning of God’s love. God’s love is the opposite of the love of this world that is being messaged to us on all sides. The love of this world is the word Eros, the Greek word for what this world calls love. It means “I want for myself, my pleasure the highest, the best and the most beautiful, and want it now!” It describes a desire that is self-centered satisfying the craving of self for sensual pleasure and by its own definition is passing and can soon wither to be replaced by the latest most beautiful.
God’s love is self-giving, seeking the good and pleasure of the beloved, and not limited to the highest best and most beautiful but to all without any limitations. We do not earn His love by being the best but are loved as we are to be transformed by the love bestowed freely on us. You are not God’s Valentine, you are loved with unconditional love, declared His beloved.
We will be travelling in the months ahead and here are a few of the places we will be:
March 26 5:30pm at The Family
2473 W Liberty Road, Atoka, Oklahoma 74525
April28-29: Module 6 of the Bible School
all students for module 6 make sure you have registered – do not wait until the last minute! Visit our website for more information at https://unconditionallovefellowship.com/about/msbi/ or call Judy at (830) 328-3770.
May 26-27: we begin another cycle of Modules with Module 1. This has been the favorite of all the students as we cover the entire course in these two full days. You can sign up for this even if you may not continue with Module 2. As we are planning the space needed for those who will be physically with us in Bandera, please call immediately to let us know you are coming. Online Registration is open now at the link above, or you can call and register for Module 1 by phone.
Both of these Modules take place during many local school graduations and Memorial Day weekend, when hotels are heavily booked. Be sure to reserve in advance, and call Judy at (830) 328-3770 and she can direct you to excellent Bed & Breakfast or hotels in nearby towns.
June 9-11: We will be in Cedar Bluff, Virginia 24609 at the Rhythms of Grace June 9,10,11. For further information call Jim Moore at (276) 220-1014. This is a church that has paid a price to walk away from religion and celebrate His grace.
I trust we will see you at one of these events as we celebrate His love.
Through your gifts you and I together are loving people to life.
Hello Partners!
Join us in this wonderful New Year celebrating Christ in us, our life, and our hope!
We look back on 2022 with thanks to the Lord for all the opportunities of bringing the message of the love of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit into this world’s darkness.
We ended the year with our annual retreat, which included the celebration of my being in ministry for 70 years. Cheryl was in charge of the celebration and surprised me (and everyone) by bringing in three special guests. I was stunned to see them: Paul Young, author of “The Shack,” flew in from meetings in Croatia; Francois DuToit, translator and author of the Mirror Bible, flew in from South Africa; and Baxter Kruger, the well-known theologian and author, interrupted his busy schedule to be with us.
For me, it was emotional overload – Looking back over those 70 years and knowing “I being in the way, the Lord led me!” when teaching the love of God, his grace, the finished work of Christ, and the pouring of the Spirit upon all flesh was not always a popular message!
Many times, I asked the Lord for someone who was saying the same thing as he was showing me! In those days, I could never imagine these days when the ears and eyes of many across the world are being opened.
Never forget that each one of you has and is playing a massive part in this. In those days, some of you were the only friends I had as you faithfully supported me. Today, as the message is going where it never has before, all of you have the honor of standing with me and Cheryl and making it all possible.
We have several meetings in the planning stages throughout the year that we will be sharing with you in the coming weeks.
January 20-21, 2023 I will be participating in an interesting conference with Don Keathley and Steve McVey, two men that I have known and fellowshipped with over the years. It is an online (Zoom-only) conference, no one coming physically, and will be Friday evening beginning at 6pm, and contuing Saturday through the afternoon. We are calling it The Journey – Into the Spirit. Coming from totally different backgrounds, the three of us will be teaching (not testimonies) how the Spirit takes us from where we are, to the fulness of life in Him. We are planning more such conferences emphasizing different aspects of the journey. Between the three of us we have 175 years of ministry experience, and we share from that deep river of understanding. The conference is $99, and you can find more information and an online registration link on our website at: https://unconditionallovefellowship.com/journey/
For those of you in Oklahoma, we will be in Atoka for the Sunday morning service on March 26th. More details to come on that later.
We are ready to begin the cycle of Bible school modules again for those who may be interested. The new Module One will be May 26-27, 2023. We will also be having Module 6 for the current group of students, April 28-29, 2023, and that class is open to all who have completed Modules 1-5 in-person or through the online modules. We have had many new students enrolling into the online modules.
Please visit the Bible School info page if you are interested in learning more about the Bible school or registering upcoming Modules. You can also call Judy at 830-328-3770 with any questions.
Remember, we also meet every Sunday at 11am CST in Bandera and many join us by Zoom – if you’d like to join our Sunday church services in Zoom, just email us at malcolmsmith.org@gmail.com to let us know you’re interested, and we’ll send you a link each week so you can join us in Zoom.
The series from the December 2022 retreat, LIVING NOW IN THE REST OF GOD is now available to purchase on CD or digital download at Malcolm’s online store www.MalcolmSmith.org.
Many speak of the life of rest that we have in Christ, but few actually live it. In these hours of teaching, Malcolm shows practically how you can live each day recognizing and receiving the gift of the Father’s rest and contentment. Find peace by Living Now in the Rest of God! This series was recorded at the December 2022 retreat in San Antonio, Texas where we celebrated Malcolm’s 70th year in ministry.
Five Teachings:
1. Rest Within (2 discs)
2. Righteous Rest (2 discs)
3. Living in the Therefore
4. Pure Contentment
5. Receiving His Rest
Through your gifts you and I together are loving people to life.
Hello Partners!
We have just returned from Grand Rapids, Michigan where we were abundantly blessed in ministering this message of grace and the unconditional love of God to the people there. It was a small group, but we were able to watch the Spirit put the message deep into their hearts.
This is what your monthly support does! It enables us to go and teach – it is the way in which you and I are one together in taking this message to all people. When you buy a book or recording it is for your benefit, but when you give it is for other people’s benefit – they receive my word that comes to them through your giving! Thank you for being part of this wonderful ministry of love!
As I write this, we are now in the last stages of prepping for the retreat when we will meet many of you, and you will be part of the celebration of my 70 years in this ministry. If you will not be with us I ask you to pray, see with the eyes of the Spirit the eyes of many being opened and all of us strengthened in this great good news. My message to you is from my preparations and meditation on this subject and is a preview of what I will be speaking about at the retreat.
Update: the December retreat has just concluded, and the recorded series ‘Living Now in the Rest of God’ is now available on CD or MP3 Download. Visit malcolmsmith.org or call our office to order your copy. 830-460-4000
January 20-21, 2023 I will be doing a conference with Don Keathley and Steve McVey, two men that I have known and fellowshipped with over the years. It is an online (Zoom only) conference, no one coming physically, and will be all day Friday and finishing Saturday afternoon. We are calling it The Journey, and we will be discussing our unique experiences in how we came to know this message of God’s love and grace that we share with all of you. It would be good to have you there, and I am including the way in which you can register. The conference is $99, and you can find more information and an online registration link at: https://unconditionallovefellowship.com/journey/
We are planning another Bible school module for Spring 2023, which will be Module 6. And I will be starting a new set of Modules with Module 1 as well. Dates will be announced in the coming weeks. And we have had many new students enrolling into the online modules, which you can find out more about at: https://unconditionallovefellowship.com/about/msbi/ if you are interested in beginning the Bible school online.
Remember, we also meet every Sunday at 11am CST in Bandera and many join us by Zoom – if you’d like to join our Sunday church services in Zoom, just email us at malcolmsmith.org@gmail.com to let us know you’re interested, and we’ll send you a link each week so you can join us in Zoom.
Thank you for your continued support through these past months. Your giving is not merely giving dollars to support an organization. You and I together are co-workers with the Father, Son, and Spirit in bringing to pass the love dream of the Trinity! Every dollar that you send is the love of God clothed in finances and wrapped in prayer – the gift of your life joined to the Holy Spirit and sent forth to the world. You and I, along with every other partner, do more together than either of us could do alone in our wildest dreams. In your monthly giving, you are part of my voice carrying God’s love in Christ in the power of the Spirit to the world.
You are blessed in Christ Jesus, Malcolm and Cheryl
Posted by unclov on October 3, 2022 in Partners | Comments Off
Through your gifts you and I together are loving people to life.
Hello partners,
This has been a challenging month for all of us here at the ministry. I had surgery to replace my knee in mid- August and of course prior to that days were spent in pre-operative tests – hours in doctor’s office and hospital. The surgery went very well, and the knee is healing beautifully. But that comes with a price! Hours of physical therapy leaving me with pain – but healing pain!
All good intentions of getting a partner message out in the days following surgery came to nothing.
But in the office the passing of Cindy placed a backlog of calls and orders that we are just now catching up with. John was coming to Bandera and filling all the orders that Cindy usually handled in our office. Even if I had been available John would not have been able to produce this message and send it to you. We decided not to be stressed and let the days take their course.
We now have a new person working in the office, Gail Riley. She is one of the deaconesses in our Fellowship, has attended many Bible schools and so is well equipped to answer questions and pray with you. At this present time she is training and so please know, if you call the office you may have to leave a message and we will call you back.
We are about to have a second session of Module five of the Bible school here at the ranch and on zoom. It is a vital module covering the sufferings, death, and resurrection of Jesus. We ask the question “What was happening and what is He doing?” A life changing weekend.
In early November Cheryl and I will be going to Grand Rapids, Michigan for a weekend of meetings – I will be sharing the weekend with Don Keithley a long-time friend and one who preaches the love and grace of God.
We then move directly to the retreat, the first weekend of December. The subject will be an in depth investigation of how we live in the rest of God – a vital subject in these days!
This is my 70th year in the ministry and Saturday night of the retreat Cheryl has planned an exciting celebration of that for all.
The December retreat has already reached our planned capacity of 100 people, so we have started a waiting list for those who want to attend but are not registered. You can contact Judy at 830-328-3770 to get on the waiting list for the retreat and if a spot opens up, we will contact you.
One last item, we have had two Post office boxes for a number of years and we have come to the point of only needing one of them. From now on we will have only one, Post Office Box 1599, Bandera, Texas 78003 is the only address for receiving your letters and gifts. The one that have had that some of you used P.O. Box 3250 is now closed.
We pray that you will be blessed by my message on the Holy Spirit – the key to this New Covenant life!
Posted by unclov on August 5, 2022 in Partners | Comments Off
Through your gifts you and I together are loving people to life.
Hello partners,
This partner message is going out a little late because Cindy Kimbrell unexpectedly passed through the veil to be with Christ which is far better. On July 12, she did not come into work which was very unusual. If she was going to be late or absent, she would always call me. Cheryl went to her house and called Randy to join her there. After they failed to have her answer the door, Cheryl called the wellness police, and they came and made entry into the house. She had collapsed on the floor of the shower holding a towel looking very peaceful. She died of a brain aneurism. She is greatly missed and will be missed by many of you who spoke to her often on the phone when you called the ministry, met her at bible schools and retreats at the product table.
I will be having a knee replacement surgery in August having which will be followed by weeks of therapy. I do not know how long it will take before I am back and able to walk. Any schedule that involves travel is unsure at this time. The tentative dates for travel are on the accompanying audio message – by my next message to you, I will be able to be more specific.
Having said that, we will be having the Bible School Module 5 in September (23-24th) and October (7-8th) and the retreat the first weekend of December. If you plan on coming, please secure your place immediately – both events are rapidly filling up. The Bible school Module is dealing with the finished work of Christ. We conduct the Bible school modules in Bandera and stream them live by Zoom, which has enabled us offer them to nearly 200 students covering the world. We are also building an online course as we record each new session, so students can always go back review the content. Modules 1-4 are already available online. If you are interested in the Bible School you may contact Judy for more information – text or call her at (830) 328-3770 – or visit the MSBI information page on our website for more on the Bible school modules.
The annual retreat the first weekend of December is at a new location in San Antonio, Texas this year and our subject will be the life of rest that we have in Christ. Many speak of it but few live it and we look forward to spending the weekend discovering this truth along with fellowship together. Full details can be found below, or on our website at www.unconditionallovefellowship.com/2022retreat/. Cheryl and I look forward to meeting all of you – old friends and new – hearing your story and praying with you. This year’s retreat will include a special celebration for my 70th year in ministry. You don’t want to miss it!
December Retreat Details Title: ’A Living Rest’ Date/Time: December 2-4, 2022
Check-in is Friday morning Dec. 2nd and the first teaching begins at 2pm. Saturday goes all day with multiple teaching sessions, lunch and dinner together, and an evening prayer meeting.
We conclude the retreat Sunday morning by celebrating comminion together before we head home at around noon. The full retreat schudule is available online.
How to Register:Register Online here or call Judy at (830) 328-3770 to register by phone.
Because of a change in the hotel there has been a delay in your ability to book your room for the December retreat. That has now been dealt with and you can go ahead and call the hotel (210-340-6060) to secure your room.
We are enjoying a great number of people joining our Sunday morning service and teaching every week via Zoom. We welcome all to join us! If you’d like to participate in our Sunday services online, email malcolmsmith.org@gmail.com and let us know you want to receive the Zoom link each week in your email.
We welcome the partners who have joined in the last months having met us on Zoom. You have become part of a family of faithful believers who have seen and come to know who they are in Christ Jesus and want to extend this message through the world. Cheryl and I thank all of you for your faithful giving, especially in these difficult days.
We are looking forward to seeing you somewhere in the next months!
Through your gifts you and I together are loving people to life.
Hello Partners!
Finally we have a partner message for you; it is the first of one each month from now on.
You will find that this is different to partner messages before Covid. Cheryl and I were married a little over a year ago and we share this message together daily. She has her own ministry going into women’s jails with this message of unconditional love. Every morning we sit with our coffee on our sun porch and share – I share my latest message in preparation and she gives her insights. We have decided to invite you to join us on the porch and join the conversation. Here it is and we pray it will be a blessing to you even as it is to us every day.
We want you to know our future plans so that if possible we can meet together have fellowship and share the Word of God. By the time you get this we will have been in Myrtle Beach (June 10-12) for a long weekend of meetings with the church there. When we return we will be in full preparation for Module 5 of the Bible school, where we delve into the meaning of the sufferings, death and resurrection of Jesus. This is the module that we have been moving toward since the beginning of the course. If you have completed Module 4 already, make sure you are registered for this all important weekend. We conduct the Bible school modules in Bandera and stream them live by Zoom, which has enabled us offer them to nearly 200 students covering the world. We are also building an online course as we record each new session, so students can always go back review the content. Modules 1-4 are already available online. If you are interested in the Bible School you may contact Judy for more information – text or call her at (830) 328-3770 – or visit the MSBI information page on our website for more on the Bible school modules.
The annual retreat the first weekend of December is at a new location in San Antonio, Texas this year and our subject will be the life of rest that we have in Christ. Many speak of it but few live it and we look forward to spending the weekend discovering this truth along with fellowship together. Full details can be found below, or on our website at www.unconditionallovefellowship.com/2022retreat/. Cheryl and I look forward to meeting all of you – old friends and new – hearing your story and praying with you.
[Note*We will also be having a big celebration for Malcolm's 70 years in ministry! You don't want to miss this retreat it will be one to remember! - edited in by the team at ULF ]
December Retreat Details
Title: ’A Living Rest’
Date/Time: December 2-4, 2022
Check-in is Friday morning Dec. 2nd and the first teaching begins at 2pm. Saturday goes all day with multiple teaching sessions, lunch and dinner together, and an evening prayer meeting.
We conclude the retreat Sunday morning by celebrating comminion together before we head home at around noon. The full retreat schudule is available online.
How to Register:Register Online here or call Judy at (830) 328-3770 to register by phone.
Remember, we also meet every Sunday at 11am CST and many join us by Zoom – if you’d like to join our Sunday church services in Zoom, just email us at malcolmsmith.org@gmail.com to let us know you’re interested in receiving the invitation each week. Thank you for your continued support through these past months. Your giving is not merely giving dollars to support an organization. You and I together are co-workers with the Father, Son and Spirit in bringing to pass the love dream of the trinity! Every dollar that you send is the love of God clothed in finances and wrapped in prayer – the gift of your life joined to the Holy Spirit and sent forth to world. You and I, along with every other partner do more together than either of us could do alone in our wildest dreams. In your monthly giving you are part of my voice carrying God’s love in Christ in the power of the Spirit to the world.
You are blessed in Christ Jesus, Malcolm and Cheryl
Malcolm Smith will be speaking at Grace Life Fellowship church in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina on June 10-12, 2022. This event is free to attend, but you must register by visiting the website at www.goodnewsmyrtlebeach.com or clicking the button below.
Posted by unclov on December 27, 2021 in Partners | Comments Off
Dear Partners,
Through your gifts you and I together are loving people to life.
I am beginning with a great thank you and praise to God for all of you who have continued to send your gifts and letters of encouragement through this long time of the pandemic when there has been little communication from us to you. Your continued giving without a monthly prod to do so thrills me – you give by the Spirit’s urging and not by my stoking your emotional fires!
These days where we could not meet brought about a new dimension of ministry that I believe is here to stay – meeting by Zoom. We enjoy Bible schools by Zoom that have caused them to increase from 60 or 70 students to nearly 200 covering the world. If you are interested in the Bible School you may contact Judy for more information. You can text or call her at (830) 328-3770.
We also meet every Sunday and many join us by Zoom – if you’d like to join our Sunday church services in Zoom, just email us at malcolmsmith.org@gmail.com to let us know you’re interested. I also have had the joy of coming into living rooms via Zoom and spending evenings sharing and answering questions.
As most of you know I was married to Cheryl back in February, and these last months have been consumed with getting ready for our annual December Retreat! This was Cheryl’s first, and was truly a blessing for all who attended! The series from the retreat, PRAYER: The Door to the Father’s Intention; will soon be available in CD or MP3 format. You may order on line at www.malcolmsmith.org or by calling Cindy in our office at (830) 460-4000.
My message arises this month from John 2:1-11. It speaks to us about the wedding supper where Jesus turns the water into wine. And even though I have spoken on this subject before it is always a fresh and timely message.
Again I celebrate you as you have given so consistently through these last months – your gifts enable us to penetrate the darkness with the light of the unconditional love of God.
You are blessed in Christ Jesus, Malcolm and Cheryl
